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Low cost ergonomic interventions to reduce risk factors for work related musculoskeletal disorders during dairy farming.
Work. 2019; 64(2):195-201.WORK

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Workers engaged in dairy farming are exposed to awkward and poor postures that may result in work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).

OBJECTIVE

This study carried out ergonomic interventions in order to eliminate and reduce awkward postures in dairy farming.

METHODS

This quasi-experimental study applied rapid entire body assessments (REBA) to evaluate the risks associated with each posture while performing the assigned tasks on a dairy farm in Iran to identify high and very high-risk tasks. A participatory ergonomics model was used that incorporated suggestions by dairy workers to design the used interventions.

RESULTS

In the first intervention, by using an automatic transmission system for pouring milk, one high and one very high-risk task- pouring milk into a bucket and pouring milk from a bucket into a tank, respectively- were eliminated. In the second intervention, two high-risk tasks- filling corn containers and pouring corn into the milling machine- were eliminated by using a material conveying vacuum pump to transfer corn from the ground to the opening of the milling machine. In the third intervention, a simple and cheap holding device for the bag was designed to reduce the posture risk score from very high to medium. The fourth intervention involved the use of a shovel with a handle appropriate to the anthropometric characteristics of the workers that reduced the posture risk from very high to medium.

CONCLUSIONS

The results indicated that applying participatory ergonomic principles along with low cost and simple designs with high performance resulted in significant reductions in postural risks pertaining to of musculoskeletal disorders on Iran dairy farms.

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Mokarami H
Department of Ergonomics, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Varmazyar S
Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Kazemi R
Department of Ergonomics, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Taghavi SM
Health Care Deputy, Iranian Social Security Organization, Tehran, Iran.
Stallones L
Colorado Injury Control Research Center, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Marioryad H
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Farahmand F
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

MeSH

AdultAnimalsCattleDairyingErgonomicsFarmersHumansIranMaleMusculoskeletal DiseasesPostureRisk FactorsSurveys and Questionnaires

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

31524189

Citation

Mokarami, Hamidreza, et al. "Low Cost Ergonomic Interventions to Reduce Risk Factors for Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders During Dairy Farming." Work (Reading, Mass.), vol. 64, no. 2, 2019, pp. 195-201.
Mokarami H, Varmazyar S, Kazemi R, et al. Low cost ergonomic interventions to reduce risk factors for work related musculoskeletal disorders during dairy farming. Work. 2019;64(2):195-201.
Mokarami, H., Varmazyar, S., Kazemi, R., Taghavi, S. M., Stallones, L., Marioryad, H., & Farahmand, F. (2019). Low cost ergonomic interventions to reduce risk factors for work related musculoskeletal disorders during dairy farming. Work (Reading, Mass.), 64(2), 195-201. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-192986
Mokarami H, et al. Low Cost Ergonomic Interventions to Reduce Risk Factors for Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders During Dairy Farming. Work. 2019;64(2):195-201. PubMed PMID: 31524189.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Low cost ergonomic interventions to reduce risk factors for work related musculoskeletal disorders during dairy farming. AU - Mokarami,Hamidreza, AU - Varmazyar,Sakineh, AU - Kazemi,Reza, AU - Taghavi,Sayed Mohammad, AU - Stallones,Lorann, AU - Marioryad,Hossein, AU - Farahmand,Faramarz, PY - 2019/9/17/pubmed PY - 2020/4/21/medline PY - 2019/9/17/entrez KW - Musculoskeletal diseases KW - ergonomics KW - farmers KW - participatory KW - postural KW - risk factors SP - 195 EP - 201 JF - Work (Reading, Mass.) JO - Work VL - 64 IS - 2 N2 - BACKGROUND: Workers engaged in dairy farming are exposed to awkward and poor postures that may result in work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). OBJECTIVE: This study carried out ergonomic interventions in order to eliminate and reduce awkward postures in dairy farming. METHODS: This quasi-experimental study applied rapid entire body assessments (REBA) to evaluate the risks associated with each posture while performing the assigned tasks on a dairy farm in Iran to identify high and very high-risk tasks. A participatory ergonomics model was used that incorporated suggestions by dairy workers to design the used interventions. RESULTS: In the first intervention, by using an automatic transmission system for pouring milk, one high and one very high-risk task- pouring milk into a bucket and pouring milk from a bucket into a tank, respectively- were eliminated. In the second intervention, two high-risk tasks- filling corn containers and pouring corn into the milling machine- were eliminated by using a material conveying vacuum pump to transfer corn from the ground to the opening of the milling machine. In the third intervention, a simple and cheap holding device for the bag was designed to reduce the posture risk score from very high to medium. The fourth intervention involved the use of a shovel with a handle appropriate to the anthropometric characteristics of the workers that reduced the posture risk from very high to medium. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that applying participatory ergonomic principles along with low cost and simple designs with high performance resulted in significant reductions in postural risks pertaining to of musculoskeletal disorders on Iran dairy farms. SN - 1875-9270 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/31524189/Low_cost_ergonomic_interventions_to_reduce_risk_factors_for_work_related_musculoskeletal_disorders_during_dairy_farming_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -